a/n: look! i'm alive! sorry, but we started school last week and i was up until eleven every night trying to finish and i started when i got home. i had no time to write. but i've had copious amounts of time this weekend and so i got this written. which you will probably hate me for, since i made you wait like, what?, three weeks for this lame thing. but i've got the next chapter written, because i've had it written for forever. it was actually like the first thing i wrote about the story... anyways...

disclaimer: it's not mine


"Mommy, where's Alex?" Aiden asked. "He said he'd come. He promised me."

"I know he did, Aidie, but I don't know where he is," Addison answered, managing to keep calm, but freaking out internally.

Just then an unharmed Alex came rushing through the door. "Sorry I'm late," he apologized as he ran to the table. Everyone looked at him, wanting an explanation as to why he was arriving at the same time the entrées were. "I got pulled into Mrs. Carter's c-section and then traffic was hell, I mean heck," he corrected himself with a quick glance at the six year olds sitting at the table. "It was heck getting over here. Have you ever tried to cross town at rush hour? If not, I would suggest avoiding it."

"But you're okay? Not abducted by aliens or anything?" Izzie asked.

"I'm fine," he answered and sat in the chair next to Addison.

"I'm glad that you're okay," Addison told him. And then she hit him.

"Ow! What the hell- heck was that for?"

"For worrying me- us half to death! I- we were starting to get scared that you were in an accident or something. And I had no idea what to tell Aiden because she was starting to freak out. So that's for that. And for not calling."

"I'm sorry, guys, I did try, but the battery on my pager died and I didn't bring my phone," Alex explained.

"It's okay, Alex," Aiden spoke up. "Didja bring me a present?"

Addison looked humiliated. "Aidie," she groaned. "Must you be so greedy?"

Alex laughed. "It's okay. And as a matter of fact, I did, but it's in my car."

"Ooh! Can we go get it? Can we, can we, can we?" Aiden was bouncing up and down in her seat in excitement.

"Finish your dinner first," Addison ordered. Aiden began wolfing down her chicken fingers. "My kid, the greedy pig," Addison told the table.

"She's cute," Alex said.

"Adorable," Izzie agreed.

"You're just saying that because she might be your kid," Addison told Alex. Then she turned to Izzie. "And you are a mom, so all children become adorable."

"Not necessarily true," Izzie pointed out. "A lot of the babies in the NICU are… well, they're definitely not cute."

"Fine, you got me."

"Mommy, I finished my dinner, can we go and get my present now?"

Addison saw that they would never have any peace until Aiden found out what her gift was and so she agreed. Besides, the bill was paid and there really wasn't anything she could say against it anymore.

They walked out to Alex's car, which he unlocked and pulled a big box out of the back. Aiden's eyes widened at the sight of it. "That is one big box," she remarked as Alex handed it to her.

"Happy birthday, Aidie," he said. Aiden tore open the box to reveal an American girl doll with red hair and blue eyes.

"She looks like me!" she squealed.

Addison's face was the perfect picture of shocked. "Alex, you- you didn't have to spend that much money!" she stuttered.

"It's fine," he said.

"It's not fine! Seriously! You're spoiling her worse than I do!"

Alex shrugged and turned to Aiden. "What are you going to name her?" he asked.

"Umm…." Aiden hummed as she thought. "April."

"Pretty name," Alex commented.

"I like it too," Addison said.

"That guy is going to make one hell of a dad," Denny whispered to Izzie.

"I think he already is," Izzie replied, referring to Aiden babbling happily to Alex and Alex listening attentively.

"Mommy! I want an American Girl doll!" Amaryl whined.

"For your birthday, honey, okay?"

"But that's not for ever and ever!"

Izzie glared over at Alex. "See what you did? You turned my kid into a whiny brat."

Alex shrugged again and Aiden yawned. "We should be getting home, it's getting late," Addison remarked.

"I'll walk you to your car," Alex said.

"No, that's okay. We're parked a ways away. Go home and get some sleep," Addison replied.

"Uh-uh. I'll walk you." He and Addison seemed to have a silent argument which ended in Addison pursing her lips and saying, "Fine."

"Well, we're the other way," said Denny. "Good night and thanks for dinner."

"Night," everyone said.

"My Spidey-senses are telling me they have a Thing," Denny remarked as they walked away.

"They have a Thing," Izzie confirmed.

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Weeks later Addison and Aiden were still in Seattle. "So we're officially moved in," Addison announced one day as she walked up to where Alex and Izzie were standing. She was referring to the fact that she had bought a small, two bedroom house and they had moved in over the weekend.

"That's good," Izzie said.

"Black hole," Alex muttered.

"What?" Addison asked.

"Nothing. You just said awhile ago that Seattle's like a black hole and you'd end up moving here. You were right."

"You remembered what I said awhile ago?" Addison wasn't sure whether to be flattered or freaked out.

"Not really. Just kind of came to me."

"Liar, you remembered," Izzie said.

"I didn't," Alex insisted.

"You did."

"Didn't."

"Did."

"Didn't."

"Did."

Addison decided that she had had enough of this juvenile conversation. "So you know what I was thinking about?" she interrupted. Alex and Izzie stopped arguing and looked at her expectantly. "I was thinking about maybe a paternity test. What do you think?"

"I think it's a great idea," Alex said.

"I think that if you're ready to accept the dad, whoever he is, then I think it's probably the smartest thing you've done. Or are going to do. What tense do you put that in anyways?"

"Thanks. And do I look like I majored in English to you?"

"Noo…"

"I can't answer your question. Sorry."

"So you're going to do it?" Alex asked.

"I'm going to do it," Addison replied, taking a deep breath. "I'm going to find out who Aiden's dad is."


next time on "Who's Your Daddy?": Paternity: Positive

just thought i'd put a little teaser in there. i'll try to get that up later today, but if i don't, i'll put it up tomorrow. promise.

-Lauren